A Day in Essex for Wine Lovers

Begin your voyage through Wine Country by starting at CREW, a breathtaking winery in the heart of Colchester. 

Wander through the CREW Gallery, adorned with whimsical art to keep your mind at play, or taste one of their culinary fusions while you sip on a glass of their award-winning POSH Cuvée and take in their state of the art, modern facility. Packed with passion and precision, beginning your day at CREW is the perfect choice.  

A quick change of pace and scenery will bring you to Daisy & Co. Wine Bar, nestled in the middle of Harrow’s downtown. 

With a focus on serving the community as a social gathering spot complete with a complimentary library and coffee bar, several decadent pastries, and an exciting wine selection you can’t find anywhere else, Daisy & Co. offers a one-of-a-kind experience we are proud to have in-town.  

Head up Queen Street to find Colio Estate Winery, the maker of several household beverage names across Canada. 

Among their signature drinks like the ultra-successful Girls Night Out brand or the smooth Hopetown wines that aim to share Lake Erie stories, find yourself immersed in just how knowledgeable, passionate, and caring the Colio winemaking team really is. As the winery that originally reintroduced Essex County as a desirable viticultural hotspot, taste your way through the region at Colio.  

Start heading back towards inland by popping over to family-owned and fan-favourite Musecedere Vineyards.

A generational business that feels more like a calling, the Muscedere family welcomes guests into their home by creating bright patio spaces, cheffing up aromatic wood-fired pizzas, and cultivating only the very best grapes to produce a premium dining and wining experience for all. On bright sunny days, dive into a lively conversation with the Muscedere family while sipping on their famous Cab Sauv or staying cool in the shade of the gazebo. And don’t forget to visit the goats,: they’re family too! 

Wind down at the newest winery in the region, VIN.

Named after the French word for wine, best friends and business partners teamed together to expand Windsor’s beloved BREW microbrewery into what we now know and love as the Winery in the Woods. Open late nights on weekends and covered by luscious greenery, celebrate with your friends over glasses of unique, balanced, and distinctly local wines. End your perfect day with a sparking Rose as beautiful in the glass as it is on the palate and be sure to stop by all these wineries again soon. Cheers!